Hello all,
I have this hen and she is walking like a penguin and has a big bloated belly. I thought maybe she was egg-bound, since she also stopped laying, but she has been this way since early spring.
She is still eating/drinking and pooping, still maintains her spot in the pecking order, just...
Thank you everyone for your replies and your kind support. Still haven't determined what to do, but it's great to have these options and ideas to ponder, cheers.
P.S. One thing I forgot to mention - she seemed "okay" for the first few days, she was just moving a little slower than the other, and had a bit more of a crouched down stance. I just thought her legs needed to be stretched out a bit, and upon inspection seemed normal - at first. Few days later...
Hi there, I have a quail chick who is a couple weeks old, and they seem to have what looks like their "ankle" is going the completely wrong direction? Or maybe it's the hip - just can't seem to figure this one out! It's not a splayed leg though, I know that much. I noticed it's right leg was...
Hi Floor Candy (haha, love the name), thanks for your reply. That's a really good question. It doesn't seem to ever get any smaller, that's the weird thing.. In regards to him producing a lot of foam - not sure, but maybe? He is quite a "voracious lover".. so to speak.
Haha, oh wow really, you think so?? Okay, I'll take your word for it and hope for the best.. Will let you know if it's still an issue, sounds like you have a lot of knowledge and experience. I appreciate your time and assistance.
Thank you kindly! 🙂
Hi Nabiki, thanks for your reply. He doesn't seem to be in any discomfort.. but it's hard to tell. He's been separated for about a week now, by himself. He seems skiddish, and runs around frantically when I come in to see him, and he doesn't seem to have any less energy than usual. I assume he's...
Hello good day, wondering if anyone can help me out here... I have a male quail (Old Yeller), about a year old.. As you can see form the photos (not squeezing him at all), his vent is extremely large, perhaps swollen?! He also looks pretty roughed up (missing feathers on back, and back of head -...
Hello fellow bird people!
I am fairly new to the life of raising birds. My wife and I currently have 4 chickens(hatched in July), 3 broiler chickens(also hatched in July whom we were supposed to harvest before winter, but we've since become attached and they started laying), 13 quail and 3...